Harbin Quotes & Sayings

When I was 11 years old, I wanted to sing Tosca. — Sondra Radvanovsky

today's heavy emphasis on competition and humiliation of your "opponent" (whether in sports, business, or family), our culture sets men up for anger and unhappiness. — Thomas J. Harbin

A man who gives a good account of himself is probably lying, since any life when viewed from the inside is simply a series of defeats. — George Orwell

I want to make the world into something better so that he can be okay. — Lauren DeStefano

If I was pulling your hair, you'd be too busy screaming my name, and I'd be too deep inside you for you to run anyway." Darkest Sin — Mandy Harbin

Which takes more courage: to rigidly and inflexibly defend a principle, or to demonstrate a sense of perspective and willingness to compromise or walk away from a senseless argument? — Thomas J. Harbin

If India becomes the slave of the machine, then, I say, heaven save the world. — Mahatma Gandhi

She wanted to climb on to the rack herself to wrench one of the pilgrims away from the sight that transfixed them, to rip back the cowl from their helmet, to press her own face against that blank mirror and try to make contact
before it was too late
with whatever fading glimmer of human individuality remained. She wanted to drive a rock into the faceplate, shattering faith in an instant of annihilating decompression.
And yet she knew that her anger was horribly misdirected. She knew that she only loathed and despised these pilgrims because of what what she feared had happened to Harbin. She could not smash the churches, so she desired instead to smash the gentle innocents who were drawn toward them — Alastair Reynolds

I've voted Libertarian as long as I can remember, but I don't really remember much before the Clintons and the Bushes. Those clans made a lot of us bugnutty. — Penn Jillette

This intense desire to control is an attempt to maintain dignity in spite of low self-regard. Think about it. In addition to keeping everything safe, the exercise of power temporarily boosts angry men's low self-esteem. [...] Like many kings and other powerful people, however, angry men will soon doubt the affection of those they control. They will always wonder if they are "really" loved by family members, or if their family is just acting that way out of fear. — Thomas J. Harbin

Do not try to be the best, be happy of who you are. — Erik Von Markovik

Denial is a short-term solution that provides temporary comfort. — Thomas J. Harbin

At some point in my life I thought it was good to specialize, but now I think it's good to build a bigger product than just music. — Ashkan Kooshanejad

I'd tried enough to know that anything long term wasn't going to work. — Cecelia Ahern

Let every professed Christian ask, Where am I in the sight of God? Is my heart loyal to the King of heaven? — D.L. Moody

Would it be nice to look like Gemma Ward? Sure. But I have an incredible brain and the ability to write, and I make people laugh pretty much every day. I wouldn't give that up for anything. Those are the things I've learned to value. — Rosie Waterland

After sixty, the self-questioning of middle age is obsolete. — Mason Cooley

... He is driven by bitterness and anger. You can understand that.'
Nico wanted to yell, Like you know what I feel? — Rick Riordan

One of the differences between assertiveness and aggressiveness is deciding which battles are worth fighting and which are not. — Thomas J. Harbin

Time passes and everything gets bigger except us. — Stephen King

Houston, Apollo 11 ... I've got the world in my window. — NASA